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Oral history of Dorothea Nichols
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Collection SummaryThis interview with Dorothea Nichols of Clarke Street, West Ryde took place on 29 July 1997. It is one of over 160 interviews conducted 1997-1999 to form Recording Ryde's Oral History Collection
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DescriptionMrs Nichols came to live at Ryde, where her father operated a shop, when she was 11 years of age. She described her experiences as a young woman and provides insights into the community
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SubjectsRecording Ryde's Oral History CollectionDorothea Margaret Nichols, b.1922--InterviewsSt Charles Catholic Primary School (Ryde, NSW)St Brigid's convent and orphanage (Ryde, NSW)Fairyland Pleasure Grounds (North Ryde, NSW)Murray Brothers BandShopping centres--New South Wales--RydeDancing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDepressions--1929--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDelicatessens--New South Wales--Ryde RegionCatholics--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRyde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesRyde (NSW)--History"Forty Thieves" Gang (Ryde, NSW)Clarke Street (West Ryde, NSW)Shepherd Street (Ryde, NSW)Parkes Street (Ryde, NSW)CollectionN,O,P,Q
Dorothea Margaret Nichols, b.1922--InterviewsSt Charles Catholic Primary School (Ryde, NSW)St Brigid's convent and orphanage (Ryde, NSW)Fairyland Pleasure Grounds (North Ryde, NSW)Murray Brothers BandShopping centres--New South Wales--RydeDancing--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDepressions--1929--New South Wales--Ryde RegionDelicatessens--New South Wales--Ryde RegionCatholics--New South Wales--Ryde RegionRyde (NSW)--Social life and customs--AnecdotesRyde (NSW)--History"Forty Thieves" Gang (Ryde, NSW)Clarke Street (West Ryde, NSW)Shepherd Street (Ryde, NSW)Parkes Street (Ryde, NSW)CollectionN,O,P,QOral history of Dorothea Nichols. Ryde History Hub, accessed 30/04/2026, https://historyhub.ryde.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/6140